Taxon:  Nymphaea tetragona Georgi



Summary
Genus:
Nymphaea
Subgenus:
Nymphaea
Section:
Chamaenymphaea
Family:
Nymphaeaceae
Nomen number:
25446
Place of publication:
Bemerk. Reise Russ. Reich 1:220.  1775
Comment:
non Nymphaea tetragona auct. E. Asian (= N. pygmaea (Salisb.) W. T. Aiton)
Verified:
12/20/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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  4. Catling, P. M. 2005. Identification and distribution of the small white water-lilies, Nymphaea tetragona and N. leibergii, in Northwest Territories. Bot. Electronic News no. 348.
  5. Chen, Y. Y. et al. 2017. Low level of genetic variation and restricted gene flow in water lily Nymphaea tetragona populations from the Amur river. Aquatic Bot. 140:55-61.
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
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  8. Fu, D.-Z. & J. H. Wiersema. 2001. Nymphaeaceae. In: Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds., Flora of China (English edition).
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  10. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
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  15. Kadono, Y. 1994. Aquatic plants of Japan 109, 112. Note: lists as Nymphaea tetragona var. erythrostigmatica K. Ito, that may be this species or a hybrid involving this species
  16. Kak, A. M. 1985. Aquatic and wetland vegetation of the north western Himalaya—XXI. Family Nymphaeaceae in the north western Himalaya. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 7:591-598.
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishpygmy water-lily  1Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
Englishsmall white water-lily  1Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
GermanZwerg-Seerose  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Swedishfinsk näckros  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina n.?Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstanAlma-Atae.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstanPavlodar oblysy Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstanShyghys Qazaqstan oblysye.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstanSoltüstik Qazaqstan oblysy Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChelyabinsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationJamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrugs.Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovskaja oblast' Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationSverdlovsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradeshn.Gaur, R. D. et al. 1993. 38. Some little known aquatic plants from Garwhal Himalaya. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90:135.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar n.? 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationArkhangelsk Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationČuvašskaja Respublika Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKarelia Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKirov Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKomi Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKostroma Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationLeningradskaja oblast' Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMarij Èl, Respublika Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMoscow Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMurmansks.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationPerm Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationPskovskaja oblast' Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSamara Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationTver Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVologda Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashingtonn.w. (extirpated)Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territoriess.w.Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug (s.), Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan [Alma-Ata (e.), Shyghys Qazaqstan oblysy (e.), Soltüstik Qazaqstan oblysy, Pavlodar oblysy]
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Kamčatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast', Sakhalin]
  • CHINA: China (n.?)
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh (n.)]
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (n.?)
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Arkhangelsk, Čuvašskaja Respublika, Karelia, Kirov, Komi, Kostroma, Leningradskaja oblast', Marij Èl, Respublika, Moscow, Murmansk (s.), Perm, Pskovskaja oblast', Samara, Tver, Vologda]
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (s.w.)], United States [Alaska]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Washington (n.w. (extirpated))]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Gaur, R. D. et al. 1993. 38. Some little known aquatic plants from Garwhal Himalaya. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90:135.
  3. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  4. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  5. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  6. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  7. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  8. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  10. Wiersema, J. H. 1997. Nymphaea. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25446. Accessed 15 April 2026.